SIMON QUICK since 1963
ICELAND
Iceland is a land with two seasons, winter and winter-lite. A geologically young island spanning the Tectonic rift between the European and America continents; it lives in wait of the next large eruption from the many volcanoes that punctuate its landscapes - both under and over its glaciers. Just below the Arctic circle, the days are endless from June to August, and nights endless from November to February. Its people quiet, unassuming yet resilient and fun-loving; their language, melodic, ancient and impenetrable. The weather is, north Atlantic. It is a photographer's dream though the high summer sun, delivers no blue or golden hours at neither end of the day.
ICELAND SKY
cumulus collects around the Skokknes peninsular
Coming from Switzerland where the vertical landscapes frame the sky on many sides, the big skies of Iceland over its vast emptinesses were one of our first great impressions. Young depression areas, born in the Caribbean, spend their youth crossing from America to northern Europe. The warm gulf stream waters helping maintain the air moisture which passes over the island's topography forming vapour sculptures in colours reflecting the geology and temperature. As we drove across plains, over passes, and around headlands so the skies changed, benign to threatening, to inviting; and with it our clothing changed too.
low rain clouds cross over the Skeidararsandur flats
a storm circles around Eyjafjallajökull
skies clear the bay south of Blönduos
ICELAND LANDSCAPE
rolling clouds skim over the volcanic colours of Namafjall
We drove the ring road of Iceland (there is no other way), with multi excursions from it, to the peninsulas, cliff, fjords, volcanoes waterfalls, plains and mountains. Iceland is only 20 million years old, some 40 million year younger than the alps. It feels young, new, not yet fully developed, like a teenager's acned skin, its crust is peppered with volcanoes flaking lava and soft mosses - one can imagine seeing dinosaurs not European Mammalia. The 3.3 persons per square kilometre ratio, is about right for mankind in 2018, though with 67% Tundra two thirds, live around Reykjavik. This leaves the landscapes free of human interference, wilderness on a scale, not available in Europe. It should be our aim to return most of the planet to these proportions, before the planet does it for us - and it has started.
high winds life a fulmar over the Hvalnes headland
Vestdalsheidi range sheds its last snows
the Skardsheidi peaks form clouds across Poreyjartungur
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SIMON QUICK since 1963
ICELAND
Iceland is a land with two seasons, winter and winter-lite. A geologically young island spanning the Tectonic rift between the European and America continents; it lives in wait of the next large eruption from the many volcanoes that punctuate its landscapes - both under and over its glaciers. Just below the Arctic circle, the days are endless from June to August, and nights endless from November to February. Its people quiet, unassuming yet resilient and fun-loving; their language, melodic, ancient and impenetrable. The weather is, north Atlantic. It is a photographer's dream though the high summer sun, delivers no blue or golden hours at neither end of the day. ICELAND SKY
cumulus collects around the Skokknes peninsular
Coming from Switzerland where the vertical landscapes frame the sky on many sides, the big skies of Iceland over its vast emptinesses were one of our first great impressions. Young depression areas, born in the Caribbean, spend their youth crossing from America to northern Europe. The warm gulf stream waters helping maintain the air moisture which passes over the island's topography forming vapour sculptures in colours reflecting the geology and temperature. As we drove across plains, over passes, and around headlands so the skies changed, benign to threatening, to inviting; and with it our clothing changed too.
low rain clouds cross over the Skeidararsandur flats
a storm circles around Eyjafjallajökull
skies clear the bay south of Blönduos
ICELAND LANDSCAPE
rolling clouds skim over the volcanic colours of Namafjall
We drove the ring road of Iceland (there is no other way), with multi excursions from it, to the peninsulas, cliff, fjords, volcanoes waterfalls, plains and mountains. Iceland is only 20 million years old, some 40 million year younger than the alps. It feels young, new, not yet fully developed, like a teenager's acned skin, its crust is peppered with volcanoes flaking lava and soft mosses - one can imagine seeing dinosaurs not European Mammalia. The 3.3 persons per square kilometre ratio, is about right for mankind in 2018, though with 67% Tundra two thirds, live around Reykjavik. This leaves the landscapes free of human interference, wilderness on a scale, not available in Europe. It should be our aim to return most of the planet to these proportions, before the planet does it for us - and it has started.
high winds life a fulmar over the Hvalnes headland
Vestdalsheidi range sheds its last snows
the Skardsheidi peaks form clouds across Poreyjartungur
to save you scrolling up neuland highland flatland urnerland zugerland iceland bhutan flowers droneland info@simonquick.ch +41 78 743 75 06 Papieri, Fabrikstr 5, 6330 Cham SWITZERLAND still, looking for social media? I don't have time, I read books. ok, I do instagram search simonbquick. © Thanks for not stealing anything!
SIMON QUICK since 1963
ICELAND
Iceland is a land with two seasons, winter and winter-lite. A geologically young island spanning the Tectonic rift between the European and America continents; it lives in wait of the next large eruption from the many volcanoes that punctuate its landscapes - both under and over its glaciers. Just below the Arctic circle, the days are endless from June to August, and nights endless from November to February. Its people quiet, unassuming yet resilient and fun-loving; their language, melodic, ancient and impenetrable. The weather is, north Atlantic. It is a photographer's dream though the high summer sun, delivers no blue or golden hours at neither end of the day. ICELAND SKY
cumulus collects around the Skokknes peninsular
Coming from Switzerland where the vertical landscapes frame the sky on many sides, the big skies of Iceland over its vast emptinesses were one of our first great impressions. Young depression areas, born in the Caribbean, spend their youth crossing from America to northern Europe. The warm gulf stream waters helping maintain the air moisture which passes over the island's topography forming vapour sculptures in colours reflecting the geology and temperature. As we drove across plains, over passes, and around headlands so the skies changed, benign to threatening, to inviting; and with it our clothing changed too.
low rain clouds cross over the Skeidararsandur flats
a storm circles around Eyjafjallajökull
skies clear the bay south of Blönduos
ICELAND LANDSCAPE
rolling clouds skim over the volcanic colours of Namafjall
We drove the ring road of Iceland (there is no other way), with multi excursions from it, to the peninsulas, cliff, fjords, volcanoes waterfalls, plains and mountains. Iceland is only 20 million years old, some 40 million year younger than the alps. It feels young, new, not yet fully developed, like a teenager's acned skin, its crust is peppered with volcanoes flaking lava and soft mosses - one can imagine seeing dinosaurs not European Mammalia. The 3.3 persons per square kilometre ratio, is about right for mankind in 2018, though with 67% Tundra two thirds, live around Reykjavik. This leaves the landscapes free of human interference, wilderness on a scale, not available in Europe. It should be our aim to return most of the planet to these proportions, before the planet does it for us - and it has started.
high winds life a fulmar over the Hvalnes headland
Vestdalsheidi range sheds its last snows
the Skardsheidi peaks form clouds across Poreyjartungur
to save you scrolling up neuland highland flatland urnerland zugerland iceland bhutan flowers droneland info@simonquick.ch +41 78 743 75 06 Papieri, Fabrikstr 5, 6330 Cham SWITZERLAND still, looking for social media? I don't have time, I read books. ok, I do instagram search simonbquick. © Thanks for not stealing anything!
SIMON QUICK since 1963
ICELAND
Iceland is a land with two seasons, winter and winter-lite. A geologically young island spanning the Tectonic rift between the European and America continents; it lives in wait of the next large eruption from the many volcanoes that punctuate its landscapes - both under and over its glaciers. Just below the Arctic circle, the days are endless from June to August, and nights endless from November to February. Its people quiet, unassuming yet resilient and fun-loving; their language, melodic, ancient and impenetrable. The weather is, north Atlantic. It is a photographer's dream though the high summer sun, delivers no blue or golden hours at neither end of the day. ICELAND SKY
cumulus collects around the Skokknes peninsular
Coming from Switzerland where the vertical landscapes frame the sky on many sides, the big skies of Iceland over its vast emptinesses were one of our first great impressions. Young depression areas, born in the Caribbean, spend their youth crossing from America to northern Europe. The warm gulf stream waters helping maintain the air moisture which passes over the island's topography forming vapour sculptures in colours reflecting the geology and temperature. As we drove across plains, over passes, and around headlands so the skies changed, benign to threatening, to inviting; and with it our clothing changed too.
low rain clouds cross over the Skeidararsandur flats
a storm circles around Eyjafjallajökull
skies clear the bay south of Blönduos
ICELAND LANDSCAPE
rolling clouds skim over the volcanic colours of Namafjall
We drove the ring road of Iceland (there is no other way), with multi excursions from it, to the peninsulas, cliff, fjords, volcanoes waterfalls, plains and mountains. Iceland is only 20 million years old, some 40 million year younger than the alps. It feels young, new, not yet fully developed, like a teenager's acned skin, its crust is peppered with volcanoes flaking lava and soft mosses - one can imagine seeing dinosaurs not European Mammalia. The 3.3 persons per square kilometre ratio, is about right for mankind in 2018, though with 67% Tundra two thirds, live around Reykjavik. This leaves the landscapes free of human interference, wilderness on a scale, not available in Europe. It should be our aim to return most of the planet to these proportions, before the planet does it for us - and it has started.
high winds life a fulmar over the Hvalnes headland
Vestdalsheidi range sheds its last snows
the Skardsheidi peaks form clouds across Poreyjartungur
to save you scrolling up neuland highland flatland urnerland zugerland iceland bhutan flowers droneland info@simonquick.ch +41 78 743 75 06 Papieri, Fabrikstr 5, 6330 Cham SWITZERLAND still, looking for social media? I don't have time, I read books. ok, I do instagram search simonbquick. © Thanks for not stealing anything!
SIMON QUICK since 1963
ICELAND
Iceland is a land with two seasons, winter and winter-lite. A geologically young island spanning the Tectonic rift between the European and America continents; it lives in wait of the next large eruption from the many volcanoes that punctuate its landscapes - both under and over its glaciers. Just below the Arctic circle, the days are endless from June to August, and nights endless from November to February. Its people quiet, unassuming yet resilient and fun-loving; their language, melodic, ancient and impenetrable. The weather is, north Atlantic. It is a photographer's dream though the high summer sun, delivers no blue or golden hours at neither end of the day. ICELAND SKY
cumulus collects around the Skokknes peninsular
Coming from Switzerland where the vertical landscapes frame the sky on many sides, the big skies of Iceland over its vast emptinesses were one of our first great impressions. Young depression areas, born in the Caribbean, spend their youth crossing from America to northern Europe. The warm gulf stream waters helping maintain the air moisture which passes over the island's topography forming vapour sculptures in colours reflecting the geology and temperature. As we drove across plains, over passes, and around headlands so the skies changed, benign to threatening, to inviting; and with it our clothing changed too.
low rain clouds cross over the Skeidararsandur flats
a storm circles around Eyjafjallajökull
skies clear the bay south of Blönduos
ICELAND LANDSCAPE
rolling clouds skim over the volcanic colours of Namafjall
We drove the ring road of Iceland (there is no other way), with multi excursions from it, to the peninsulas, cliff, fjords, volcanoes waterfalls, plains and mountains. Iceland is only 20 million years old, some 40 million year younger than the alps. It feels young, new, not yet fully developed, like a teenager's acned skin, its crust is peppered with volcanoes flaking lava and soft mosses - one can imagine seeing dinosaurs not European Mammalia. The 3.3 persons per square kilometre ratio, is about right for mankind in 2018, though with 67% Tundra two thirds, live around Reykjavik. This leaves the landscapes free of human interference, wilderness on a scale, not available in Europe. It should be our aim to return most of the planet to these proportions, before the planet does it for us - and it has started.
high winds life a fulmar over the Hvalnes headland
Vestdalsheidi range sheds its last snows
the Skardsheidi peaks form clouds across Poreyjartungur
to save you scrolling up neuland highland flatland urnerland zugerland iceland bhutan flowers droneland info@simonquick.ch +41 78 743 75 06 Papieri, Fabrikstr 5, 6330 Cham SWITZERLAND still, looking for social media? I don't have time, I read books. ok, I do instagram search simonbquick. © Thanks for not stealing anything!